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Defence Exercises and Missiles
A compact, tabular revision of India's bilateral and multilateral military exercises, its missile arsenal and key defence systems, for CAPF current events and defence questions
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| Exercise |
Partner country |
Service / type |
| Indra |
Russia |
Tri-service |
| Yudh Abhyas |
United States |
Army |
| Vajra Prahar |
United States |
Special forces |
| Garuda |
France |
Air Force |
| Varuna |
France |
Navy |
| Hand-in-Hand |
China |
Army (counter-terror) |
| Mitra Shakti |
Sri Lanka |
Army |
| Surya Kiran |
Nepal |
Army |
| Sampriti |
Bangladesh |
Army |
| Al Nagah |
Oman |
Army |
| Desert Eagle |
UAE |
Air Force |
| Khanjar |
Kyrgyzstan |
Special forces |
| Maitree |
Thailand |
Army |
| Nomadic Elephant |
Mongolia |
Army |
| SLINEX |
Sri Lanka |
Navy |
| JIMEX |
Japan |
Navy |
| SIMBEX |
Singapore |
Navy |
| AUSINDEX |
Australia |
Navy |
| Exercise |
Participants / note |
| Malabar |
India, USA, Japan, Australia (Quad navies) |
| MILAN |
Multinational naval gathering hosted by India |
| RIMPAC |
Large multinational naval exercise led by the USA |
| Cobra Gold |
Asia-Pacific multinational, hosted by Thailand |
| Tarang Shakti |
Multinational air exercise hosted by India |
| Item |
Note |
| Gandiv Vijay, Vijay Prahar |
Indian Army field exercises |
| Sea Vigil |
Coastal defence exercise (Navy and Coast Guard) |
| Topchi |
Artillery firepower demonstration |
| Missile |
Type and note |
| Agni series |
Long-range surface-to-surface ballistic; Agni-I to Agni-V (intercontinental class) |
| Prithvi |
Short-range surface-to-surface ballistic |
| Dhanush |
Naval variant of Prithvi |
| K-15 (Sagarika) / K-4 |
Submarine-launched ballistic missiles |
| Missile |
Type and note |
| BrahMos |
Supersonic cruise missile; India-Russia joint venture |
| Nirbhay |
Long-range subsonic cruise missile |
| Akash |
Medium-range surface-to-air missile |
| QRSAM |
Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air Missile |
| Barak-8 / MR-SAM |
Medium-range surface-to-air (India-Israel) |
| Nag / Helina |
Anti-tank guided missiles (Helina is the helicopter-launched version) |
| Astra |
Beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile |
| Prahaar |
Short-range tactical ballistic missile |
| System |
Note |
| Tejas |
Light Combat Aircraft (HAL) |
| Arjun |
Main battle tank |
| INS Vikrant |
First indigenous aircraft carrier (commissioned 2022) |
| Arihant class |
Indigenous nuclear-powered submarines (SSBN) |
| Pinaka |
Multi-barrel rocket launcher (DRDO) |
| Pralay |
Short-range surface-to-surface tactical missile |
| Body |
Role |
| DRDO |
Defence Research and Development Organisation |
| HAL |
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (aircraft) |
| BDL |
Bharat Dynamics Limited (missiles) |
| BEL |
Bharat Electronics Limited (defence electronics) |
| Chief of Defence Staff |
Heads the Department of Military Affairs; post created 2019 |